Facebook’s section for dispelling covid-19 rumours is now available in Hindi

The “Facts about Covid-19″ section on the world largest social network, Facebook, is now available in Hindi. The company had first announced the section on July 15 — adding it to the Covid-19 Misinformation Center — but it was only available in English at the time. Now, the news feed reminder for getting fact-checked information about the pandemic and the section itself will be available in Hindi, provided that users have set their Facebook account’s language to Hindi.

The Covid-19 Information Center contains information on the total number of active cases in India and links to the Health Ministry website, for those who want more information. It also has information on the number of cases in other countries and common prevention tips for the pandemic. The section is part of Facebook’s efforts to stop the dissemination of fake news on its platform, something that has plagued the social network all through the pandemic.